as long as it's seen in a positive light. troops and border with syria. help. the palestinian authority official. little to help the families israel's border. arrives in russia amid speculation he's come to receive a russian passport. in the stories.

around the world online on satellite this is twenty four hours a day live from. the u.k. government's charitable enterprises abroad could be doing nothing to help the world's poor in fact a center right think tank says the billions of pounds and taxpayers' money being spent part of a p.r. campaign to promote the image of the government when i discussed with laura smith in london where exactly this cash is ending up. well let me give you three quite stark examples the first is the example of british aid to ethiopia which totals three hundred million pounds evidence studies b.b.c. investigation shows that in fact it wasn't used to help poor people it was used by the ethiopian government meant a corrupt hold on power the u.k.

government refutes that saying that the money doesn't even go through the government but according to human rights watch they say it does and this investigation showed that in fact supporters of the opposition. to receive food or seeds or fertilizer which is what the aid was destined for a second example is in india a three hundred eighty eight million pound project aimed at improving indian schools the government here hailed as a huge success they said more children are going to school as a result of it but the indian government says that around seventy million pounds of it was either stolen or lost much of it was allocated to schools that didn't even exist and that some of it went to by cause for dignitaries officials in india again the u.k. government refutes that and nigeria thirdly one hundred million pound project improve again the quality of education in nigeria an independent report showed that actually the results of it had been not to improve the quality of education at all

and they awarded the projects in nigeria their second lowest rating again the government here refutes that same report sources that only visited a handful of schools so it's a pretty damning indictment of what's happening to all this money. of aid money how does it exactly help the image or british politicians. well of course the conservative party here in this country has an image of sort of stinginess and only wanting to help the rich and it does go a long way towards getting rid of an image like that it shows that politicians are magnanimous sort of make them seem very generous and this information does suggest that the government doesn't really care where the money goes or how it's ministers or how it is it only because it's seen to be giving this city the study is really quite critical isn't it does it suggest you should stop helping communities abroad altogether i know it's not suggesting that it's just suggesting that the money is

allocated and administered much more efficiently of course this is all happening against a backdrop of austerity at home and many people are saying you know it gets forget giving money abroad let's keep it here at home where it's really needed at the moment so here we're seeing we're duction is in benefits even for very poor people we're seeing tax hikes we're seeing raids on particularly public sector pensions so a lot of people say keep this money at home don't give it give it a broad and the budget is continually increasing it's now going to be no point seven percent of gross national income and that equates to five hundred pounds a year for every household in a lot of people say you know we can do something here at home with that five hundred pounds. become deploying surface to air missiles on turkish border with syria to prove the reinforcements last month after requested support their claims the move is to help defend its members from the conflict in syria germany and the

netherlands are prepared to ship more patriot batteries next week six units assured you to be operational by the end of january but the deployment will only serve to escalate tension in the region jeremy salt of middle eastern history and politics professor from bill cohen university. will have no excuse to use them. there's no possibility at all no likelihood that syria will attack turkey the only circumstances in which those missiles would be used was would be if there were a nato attack initiated from turkey into syria and then of course syria would strike back the situation has changed i mean it's quite clear that from the beginning of this crisis that this anti syrian coalition did want to attack syria but i think that the sect this government stayed in place for the last two years despite everything being thrown at it the fact the syrian army has not disintegrate the fact that we've seen virtually every single day and years of most terrible atrocities being carried out by these armed groups the fact these armed groups have rejected the authority of the council formed in doha the fact the doha council has

no support inside syria up to a kind of very clear message to the americans in particular that they have to kind of change the course in syria and come up with something different i think that libya in particular had a very very significant effect on american thinking because the americans backed these groups in libya and one of them to a panic. and this caused great shock in washington and so when the americans look at the situation and we know that there are voices inside nato the ducange reaction to the nato secretary general anders fogh rasmussen is one of them we know that britain and france talk in a silly belligerent fashion but the case the situation is in washington and i don't think the americans have any interest in taking this any further listen i know perfectly well that you actually intervene in syria a major regional crisis much much bigger than we're already seeing. fighters held a mass running garden the stronghold of its palestinian political rival hamas

thousands of fatah supporters flooded the streets for the first time in years it was celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the movement which was removed from power in gaza after an election in two thousand and seven many welcomed the rally as a renewed attempt by the rival palestinian parties to reconcile and find ways to share power israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is concerned how mass viewed by israel as a terrorist group could take over palestine political analyst ilar seminary says that netanyahu is fear is baseless how much will have to look in to the hand they are in fact that will have to look into the hamas in the eye and both sides have to agree on only one thing we don't need more of the consolation talks we don't need more the conciliation agreements because there were so many agreement signed between the two parties but not one of them has been honored or implemented but how it's going to take over palestine the concerns of netanyahu are baseless and groundless he's the only israeli leader who has been giving support to hamas are

not only to hamas but out to every extremist group on the palestinian side simply because he's dumping the palestinian moderates is dumping the leadership of president abbas he's dumping the put a political negotiations with the with the palestinians and he's carrying on his own agenda of increasing the number of do with settlements in the west bank even though they are illegally they are illegal under international law he carries on his policies that set up every chance of reaching a two state solution between the palestinians and the israelis if the israeli withdrawal from gaza was based on an agreement with the palestinian authority we have we would have seen a totally different middle east today. president mahmoud abbas has officially changed the name of the palestinian administration to the state of palestine but despite this and the recent status upgrade by the un the nation still remains all but united as artie's paul asli reports thousands of families are torn into by israeli borders. this is the air is crossing one of five land crossings between

israel and gaza getting through here is tough you need the right permission and papers but this crossing does not just separate israel from gaza it also divides families who are trapped on either side of the border these are the tears of a boy who hasn't seen his father in three years mohammed left gaza in search of a better life for his family but what he found on the other side of the border was loneliness and despair and what he left behind destress and fear. i miss my father a lot and i want to see him i'm afraid a lot my father must come back here we must go and live with him but he can't come and we can't go. all they have now to remind him of him are photographs and the occasional phone call oh. love me i can't live like this anymore i'm sick i'm having a nervous breakdown this happens when a man is very sad when he has

a lot of pressure on his soul and heart. this family is just one of thousands torn apart by israel's separation policy that makes it almost impossible to move between the west bank and gaza it was only after mohammed had moved that he found out his family could not follow because while he and one of his children have west bank identity papers his wife and four other children don't for reasons unknown to them . it was a big surprise for me they told me there is a possibility of changing it so i sent the papers up until now they have the file but they refused to give permission for them to come i can't give up my kids but i also want to give them a future. israel says the west bank is a closed military zone and it has the right to prevent people from entering it even those from gaza but palestinians have extensive family ties in both areas and the

policy affects just about everyone and there are a number of policies that explicitly say that family separation is not a justification for being allowed to enter the west bank so even if there's no serious security claim against an individual even if there's no question that that mother is separated from her child that's not enough to justify a travel international law protects freedom of movement and israel itself has recognized gaza in the west bank as a single territorial unit but that's not enough to guarantee something people in the rest of the world take for granted a couple from different cities wanting to get married or a father looking for work. the children miss him so much they hold his pictures and cry when they speak with him on the phone this is that it's enough come back and he says i can't i want to bring it all to the west bank who want to go and live with him it will be safer for the children and they have a better life. that it's a choice no father should have to make to be separated from his family so he can

provide for them or join them and together face a bleak future policy r.t. israel gaza. can you live from the russian capital with the twenty four hours a day still to come this hour french movie. is apparently a step closer to becoming a russian he's arrived in the black sea resort of sochi where he could finally receive his new post sport after quitting home in the text. also. examine how a wave of political correctness has turned america into a hyper sensitive nation leaving many more prone to biting their tongue those stories and others still to come. so how much does it take to get into russian politics how many hours of hard work

and how many patriotic deeds does it take to become one of the people who make the decisions in the world's largest country well i'll tell you how much it takes exactly seven point five million euros russia's federal investigative committee has a stablish that allegedly hey of and constantine should show from faire russia and the commies prospectively promised for a fee to get a businessman on to their party's electoral lists giving him a spot in the lower house of the duma the investigators have forwarded the state duma an official request to strip the two m.p.'s of their parliamentary immunity and you're darn right they better street have their parliamentary immunity stripped i mean what's worse than government corruption some people in the government being so corrupt they can actually sell the government itself to someone for a fee so positions in parliament corruption on this high of a level needs to be punished severely breaking rocks in siberia or worse sounds pretty good to me tolerating flagrant corruption does not a great civilization make but that's just my opinion.

continues here in r.t. the french movie star. has arrived in the russian black sea resort of sochi he's apparently traveled there to pick up his new russian passport after he was granted citizenship it comes after he turned his back on his native france in a row over escalating taxes. has the details. according to russian president's press secretary dmitry peskov crain sees it as a preview on a personal interest to someone and there is a possibility of that he might attend an informal meeting with the president flies middle pugin and there he might be given his brand new russian passport meanwhile gerard depardieu has already been granted russian citizenship and before that he remembers his french citizenship and move to belgium where reportedly he has some

real estate now this news comes as french president francois juan is trying to push forward a law that will see french citizens who earn more than one million euro piece seventy five percent of their earnings to traps this meanwhile in another french legendary movie i can brigitte bardot is also think of following the food stamp card to preview however her mood is backed by simply few reasons you know she's also a veteran anymore rice complainer and she has threatened to apply for russian citizenship if french authorities you for nice peer office a callous bones at a zoo in your home now explaining why she thought of russia she said that she believed that president was human foods and has done more to protect and you most the benefit for presidents all together and she also said the average time she asked something as the animal rights to complain or he always helped her she also

called him the president all her heart after he began the hunting of young seals and indeed president vladimir putin has earned a reputation of a true anymore lover during the years of his presidency and when he was the prime minister. in europe it spanish locksmiths say they now hold the key to a stereotype they refused to cooperate with the authorities. and demanding a change of locks you can find out more on our website. and bring down the crime rate in mexico local authority. you can find out why. the former french president nicolas sarkozy allegedly received over fifty million euros in illegal campaign money from the late libyan leader moammar gadhafi a lebanese born businessman who's facing corruption charges says he will provide evidence in

a french court some of the claims of previously be made by other witnesses christophe barbier who is chief editor of weekly magazine l'express says if these allegations are proved to be true they could uncover a trail of corruption. it's true that libya under gadhafi must have generated lots of dirty money with a system in place and poured cash into western countries look at this alleged contribution to sarkozy's campaign fifteen million euros for maximum presidential campaign expenditure and it's twenty two million years fifty million that's more than double so this left over money certainly didn't go towards a campaign but instead ended up in someone's pockets the tangible proof is needed as of now there's only a statement by one man on trial who's trying to blame someone else to shift the attention away from himself which carries the legal weight of the world coming up to eighteen minutes past the hour now in the russian capital still to come on the program the online hacktivist keep. the

government i don't appreciate people hacking us social justice is a real thing and so something has to be done if we have the means to do it and we should do it. resident people in new york their feelings on a prominent group of hackers who vowed to be very active in twenty thirty minutes just ahead here on r.t. . and now to some other stories making headlines around the world at this stage of the day in a world update a standoff between police and a gunman in colorado has resulted in four deaths the assailant barricaded himself and four hostages inside a house in the town of ora he was later shot dead by the authorities after hours of failed negotiations three captives were reportedly killed before police arrived while one person inside the home was able to escape the same time as the scene of a mass shooting in july last year when a gunman burst into a cinema killing twelve and injuring fifty eight. venezuela's president hugo

chavez can still remain president even if he's too ill to attend his own swearing in ceremony on tuesday that's according to the country's vice president nicolas maduro said that the supreme court could delay the event to a later date. this venezuelan nor makers have met to choose the new leaders speculation has been growing about chavez's declining health following confirmation that he suffered complications after surgery in cuba for cancer the opposition has called for new elections to be announced within thirty days if the president fails to return. police used water cannon to disperse angry crowds as around one hundred loyalists attacked offices in the northern irish capital belfast police are also investigating reports that shots were fired during the clashes today's violence follows a string of overnight rioting in different parts of the city nine policemen were injured loyalist anger has been sparked by a decision to end the century old tradition of flying the british union flag over city hall year round. hundreds of people have been running in

pakistan administered kashmir the day of self-determination commemorating a nine hundred forty nine un resolution which said the people of the region should have the right to their own sovereignty protester shouted anti india and anti un slogans and a demonstration organized by a local militia group which wants the region to become part of pakistan there has been disputed by the two countries since they gain independence in one thousand nine hundred forty seven. freedom of expression has been one of the pillars of america since it was founded but the phenomenon of political correctness means one person's freedom of speech could be someone else's insult. examines how candid expression has turned into a touchy subject. america is a country that pioneers freedom of expression but is the rising tide of political correctness reigning in the right to say what you think like you. do to actually

speak their mind it's almost as though you have a sort of a code sometimes you want to call a spade a spade and sometimes you want to travel according to risk news and pull the majority of citizens think the us is overdosing on p.c. turning the land of the free into a nation of hyper sensitive sissies. where even corn chips can cause mass controversy in this ad a priest substituted to read zero for the eucharist the body of christ. the commercial was created for a possible super bowl broadcast but after an uproar among catholics frito lay apologized and pulled the plug on the satirical spot during a commercial being pulled is a classic example of americans freaking out about something insulting to do with religion i understand why the catholic league might flip out that's their job however be able to laugh at yourself folks. the price of humor can end up costing

big navy captain owen honors intrusted with a nuclear powered aircraft carrier worth half a billion dollars was fired over racy morale boosting videos created years ago having survived eighty five combat missions oh it was shot down by fertility style gestures and comments but as for the man who wrote nineteenth century classics not even mark twain is protected from present day p.c. two of tweens books are being republished with the word sleeve replacing the n. word it's about laziness it's not about liberal guilt to not want to do a friend or conservatives want to want to sanitize or plain vanilla history and art it's really about laziness we don't we don't want to trust people to look and examine to look at something and then go beyond that so what does it mean what were those times like what is the author trying to say when film critic roger ebert took to twitter to criticize the censorship he was criticized for simply writing the n

word a federal jury will soon decide if white people can use the n. word at work this as a white t.v. reporter is suing a fox news affiliate in philadelphia after being fired for using the n. word during a staff meeting white house chief of staff rahm emanuel has apologized he's apologized and of course the r word can also make you a glorified villain as was the case when former chief of staff rahm emanuel privately called a group of liberals retards rahm emanuel and i think he has some indecent and insensitive ways of being sarah palin is a great talk at e.s.p.n. sensitivity surrounding sex has become a touchy subject announcer ron franklin was fired for allegedly calling a female reporter sweet baby when you say political correctness has a neuter in the american language creating a super sensitive society incapable of laughing things off i can see employees that love more people by being there to. for fear that freedom of expression may be more

trouble than it's. more important. it's the news which will breathe fear into companies and governments worldwide the prominent hacking organization anonymous is valid in twenty thirteen it'll stir things up more than ever before with a wave of fresh cyber attacks without his very own new york resident went to find out if the underground group still has the support of the people it claims to be fighting for. the hacking collective anonymous issued a statement warning the world to expect them in two thousand and thirteen is that a good thing this week let's talk about that it is an all course of business that they interfere with they can write their congressman they can vote. i work for the

government i don't appreciate people hacking us we've got people's personal information that has to be protected that these people they decided hey i want to take that. that's their information because they've decided to go into their own hands this is ok yes definitely keep on going why are they important in the world today well because to bring a certain information to the public. because of the activities social injustice is real thing and so something has to be done if you like if we have the means to do it then we should do it what about the fact that they do it anonymously they don't show their face or their name do you think that they have to because what they're doing is illegal or do you think they should show their names and faces well i think showing their names and faces would just block them out blacklist them and stamp them out so i think that's the reason why they had to be anonymous i think they're meddling kids legally should not be doing what they're doing definitely but

so do we just let governments and corporations do whatever they want unchecked no not unchecked but do it legally through the law and follow the guidelines that are set before us for example with the united states were built on the constitution and that's how we have to follow the law through that i'm against anything illegal just because i like to follow rules and i don't want to be put in jail or i wouldn't want to be put in jail even if it does mean sticking out for other people love them or hate them anonymous has promised to put on a good show for twenty thirteen just well. have to wait to see if they live up to that promise. so that to brings up today with a moment here not about the news to but more news in just over half an hour from now the moment though we take you to one of the most beautiful ice caves in the world right in the heart of the urals here in russia.

to least be told language. will use programs and documentaries in arabic it's all here on. reporting from the world talks about seventy odd p. interviewers intriguing stories for you to. see in troy altie arabic to find out more visit arabic dot all teeth dog called. the evening.

news. a small and ancient russian merchant city sits at the confluence of three rivers. it's not quite europe but it's not a nation either. constant in the native of congo or he heads off to work each day at the same time. constant in has been conducting independent research for ten years now his professional news out of the ordinary for most people but it's quite natural for those living in the us it mixes danger with excitement. to sit. she's protected reserve early morning enjoys a few precious moments before being plunged into darkness we live i constantine how are things at the site everything is alright no problem i give you the keys

a group of scientists is arriving today and we should check everything carefully ok then. ok. another day begins in this beautiful urals countryside. every day people working at the site after walked ten kilometers back and forth for all passers by it's obligatory to strike the singing star and the more beautiful the seldom masks the more likely a wish is to come true. on the one hand everything seems to have stopped dead here on the other hand a specialist can always see how the cave has changed over time the place is a living organism and an underground paradise for geologists and researches lying beneath the banks of the silver river and at the depths of the ice mountain hides the pearl of congo or.